Sanitary heated stock-fountain.



T. J. BENULAGE. SANITARY HEATED STOCK mum/nu. .APPLICAIION' FILED DEC ,4. I916.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 11919.

Application filed December 4, 1916. Serial No. 135,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE J. BEND- LAGE, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Marshalltown, Marshall county, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Sanitary Heated "Stock-Fountain, of which the following is a specification. 7

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for stock fountains and particularly that class of fountains especially adapted for watering hogs, sheep and other small animals.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for heating the contents of a trough and drinking cups or trays therein so as to maintain the water at a temperature above the freezing point. 7

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for dividing a trough into drinking spaces and supplying separate drinking cups or trays in said spaces.

A further object of this invention is to provide spaced trays or drinking cups in a common trough, said trays or drinking cups being removable and replaceable by vertical movement relative to the trough and being adapted to receive water from the trough, said drinking cups or trays being open and convenient of access by small animals.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for a drinking cup or tray having a sediment chamber adapted to receive settlings from water and means for draining the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for partially covering, confining and holding separate drlnking cups or trays in a common trough.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan of the complete devlce in position for practical use. side elevation, partly in section, of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the device between the separate drinking cups, on the indicated line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the indicated line ie-4rof Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the device.

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral 10 designates generally a cabi- Fig. 2 IS a net or frame preferably a quadrilateral parallelepipedon in shape. The cabinet or frame 10 preferably is formed of sheet metal such as galvanizediron and may be constructed without a bottom if desired. The cabinet or frame is provided With a horizontal partition 11 extending transversely thereof approximately midway between its topand bottom. Portions of the top of the cabinet or frame 10 are omitted at each side of a central strip 12 extending transversely thereof and the upper margins of the sides of the frame are bent outwardly at the sides of said open spaces to form flanges 13. A trough 14, concavo-convex in cross-section, except at its center, is mounted rigidly in the frame or cabinet 10 above the partition 11 and extends from one end 10 of the frame to a point adjacent to the opposite end 10 of said frame, there being aspace 15 provided adjacent to the end 10 for the circulation of air as hereinafter described. The trough 14: extends beneath the transverse strip 12 and may be secured in any desired manner to the frame or cabinet and the end wall 10 of said frame may form one end portion of said trough. A groove, square in cross-section, is formed in, cen trally and longitudinally of the bottom of the trough 14 and forms a sub-trough or bulb 16 extending from end to end of the trough and adapted to receive and contain sediment such as settlings from water in said trough and prevent the same being agitated and stirred up by animals drinking or otherwise moving the water or fountain. This sub-trough tends to clarify the drinking water at rest before the same enters the drinking cups or trays hereinafter described. A plugged drainage port is provided at one end of the sub-trough 16 and normally is closed by a stopper 17 extending through the end wall 10. The sub-trough 16 serves as the lower portion of a partition centrally of the space immediately above the partition 11 and divides said space generally into two longitudinal compartments communicating across the end of the trough through the space 15, said sub-tron h being in contact with the partition 11. water supply pipe 18 extends from beneath the fountain and centrally thereof through the partition 11 and is provided with a suitable valve such as is indicated by the numeral 19 and controlled by a float 20, by means of Which flow of water from said pipe to the trough is regulated and governed by the depth of water in the trough. A door 21 may bepro vided in the lower portion of the end wall 10 of the cabinet or frame and a lamp 22 is located within the lower portion of the cabinet or frame and has its chimney extending through a hole 23 in the partition 11 near one end of said partition. Ventilating ports 2 L may be provided in the end wall 10 or door 21 as desired to provide for the entranceof air to, the interior of the frame or cabinet. Air egress ports 25 also are formed in the end wall 10 andnear the upper portion thereof. It should be, observed that the hole 23 around the chimney ofthe lamp 22.:communicates with one end portion of the air space on one side of the. sub-trough 16, and the egress portsopenoutward from the same end portion of the air space on the opposite side of said subtrough. Therefore, draft created by com:

bustion in thelamp causes a current of air. through the ports 2 1 to the lower chamber.

of the frame, wherein it is heated somewhat, thence through the hole 23 and along the bottom of the trough and one side of the subtrough to and thence through the air space, 15 across the opposite, endv of the. trough and thencealong the opposite space to and through. the exit ports 25. During such travel the air commingles with products of combustion from the lamp and is heated partially by such. commingling and partially by radiation from the lamp nd, said air, so heated, warms the water in the trough. 14 and maintains it at a temperature above. freezing, such temperaturebeing determined. by atmospheric temperature and the power of the lamp. Drinking cups or trays 26, 27 alike in construction, are,

mounted in the open spacesof the top of the.

cabinet or frame 10 at each side] of the central. strip,1 2, and extend from, said; strip to the end wallsof thefra ne. The trays preferably are madeof sheet metal such as galvanized iron. andare concavo-oonvex in, cross-section except, at their centers, and

sidemargiusof the bottom of each tray. are

extended outwardly to, form flanges 28 adapted to rest on. the flanges. 13. of. the.

frame. Covers 29, 30, alsofformed of sheet metal, are constructed with hook flanges. 31:

on their side margins adapted to embrace and slidingly engage the sideflanges 13 and 28 of the frame and drinking cups, or. trays respectively and bind them together. The covers 29., 30 are formed with openings of suitable size and shape 32 through which accessmay be had from aboveto the drink.- ing cups or trays for drinking by small animalssuoh as swine. Each drinking cup or tray 26, 27 is formed with a central longitudinal depression, groove, duct or bulb 33 parti-circular in cross-section and having an opening at one end through one end wall.

of the tray adapted to be closed by a stopper 3 4. The depression or bulb 33 extends within, but does not-entirely close, the sub-trough 16 and serves to receive and contain sediment such as settlings from water in the cup or tray. The drinking cups or trays 26, 27 are mounted end to end and spaced apart on opposite, sides. of the central strip 12 and each tray is formed with water ingress ports 35 in the end. thereof nearest to the center of the. fountain and below the upper margins of the end of the trays, which ports; are covered with strainers 36 preferably made of cloth, stretched across said ports, The covers 29, 30- are removable and laceable b o aonta im m s er tudinally of the frame and the drinking cupsor trays 26,2; arereinovable and re p qeab e. whe d ov e rem v by, vertical movement relative to. the trough The. sediment received in the depressions 33 may be. drained, out through the port closed by. the,st;opper 34:,and consists of se lins fa n e wa er, d po e the traysiby animals drinking. therefrom or in a oth -manner;

It will be ob servede thesupply of was ten in, the trays, through thestrainer-cove P011 2 3.5. s e ermin d y the height of water in, thetrough l4; governed by the fio at c ontrolled valve. 19. l

It will be observed that the water inthe cups or trays is, maintained. at desired temin neend of. lower compartment and ventilatingports, 1n, sa d door, said frame also, being,- formed. with egress; ports, in the ja nt. en l f tsunr r mp rt nt, the partitien being; formed with, a fluehole i iie aid down at one. s e} of h center ofsaid partition, whereby; lamp.

r be mqun edi i. t e over c mp r me t with, its flue, extending through, said hole, ough. id mounte n Said ame nd. pa d. t. n endnt e ndrwa of s frame I farthest from. saidv door, the; bottom,

of the trough being-concaved and engaging theupper face ofsaldmartition whereby the upper" compartnf ex t, is divided. through its longitudinal center save at the spaced end thereof, the frame being formedwithacentral-transverse cover strip extending across the trough, means for supplying water to the trough, means for discharging water and sediment from the trough, drinking cups removably and replaceably mounted in the trough on opposite sides of the cover strip,

means for discharging water and sediment from the bottoms of said cups, the drinking cups being formed with screened openings in their ends communicating with said trough, and apertured covers removably and replaceably mounted on said drinking cups.

2. A sanitary heated stock fountain, comprising a suitable sheet metal frame formed with a horizontal partition whereby the frame is divided into horizontal compartments, said frame being formed with a door in one end of its lower compartment and ventilating ports in said door, said frame also being formed with egress ports in the adj acentend wall of its upper compartment, the partition being formed with a flue-hole adjacent said door and at one side of the center of said partition, whereby a lamp may be mounted in the lower compartment with its flue extendin r through said hole, a trough rigidly mountec in said frame and spaced at one end from the end wall of said frame farthest from the door, the bottom of the trough being coneaved and engaging the upper face of said partition whereby the upper compartment is divided through its longitudinal center save at the spaced end thereof, and means for supplying water to the trough.

3. A sanitary stock fountain comprising a suitable sheet metal frame formed with a horizontal partition whereby the frame is divided into horizontal compartments, a trough rigidly mounted in said frame, said trough being formed with a longitudinal sub-trough in its bottom, the frame being Copies of this patent may be obtained for formed with a central transverse cover strip extending across the trough, means for sup plying water to the trough, means for discharging water and sediment from the trough, drinking cups removably and repla-ceably mounted in the trough on opposite sides of the cover strip, said drinking cups being formed with longitudinal depressions adapted to enter the sub-trough, means for discharging wa ter and sediment from the depressions of said cups, the drinking cups being formed with screened openings in their ends communicating with said trough, and apertured covers removably and replaceably mounted on said drinking cups.

4. A sanitary heated stock fountain, comprising a suitable frame formed with a horizontal partition whereby the frame is divided into horizontal compartments, said frame being formed with a. door in one end of its lower compartment and ventilating ports in said door, said frame also being formed with egress ports in the adjacent end Wall of its upper compartment, the partition being formed with a flue-hole adjacent said door and at one side of the center of said partition, whereby a lamp may be mounted in the lower compartment with its flue extending through said hole, a trough mounted in said frame and spaced at one end from the end wall of said frame farthest from the door, the bottom of the trough being concaved and engaging the upper face of said partition, whereby the upper compartment is divided through its longitudinal center save at the spaced end thereof, and means for supplying water to the trough.

Signed by me at Marshalltown, Iowa, this twenty-first day of November, 1916.

THEODORE J. BENDLAGE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

